3crows Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Spose I should say Howzit. Been here for awhile but not this formal. I'm a NW native from Portland living in SWWA ( Oregon territory) now. Hi to all you Subaru addicts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Welcome to the forum 3crows. Sounds like you know your way around already. Got any pics of your subi(s)? Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3crows Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 No, don't have any pics. They're just old rigs. They're not too 'pretty', just 'plain Jane's' with a few dings an wows. But I do have an aversion to rust. I'm a utilitarian kind of guy mostly. My main concern is how they run. The mechanics and reliability are what is important to me. If I can't fix it I can't own it. That's why they're all carbureted and no computers. I used to ride BMW Motorcycles so the boxer Subaru engine was a major draw plus the 4wd that you don't need a ladder to get into your friggin' rig was appealing. I'm not real happy with the Weber carbs I have on 2 of them. They are hard starting SOB's whereas the '87' with the Hitachi starts fine every time in all weather. Thinking now I should have left them stock but got sucked in by the Weber hype. I have gotten lots of help from these forums and I really appreciate that members are willing to offer advise to us less experienced. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 We still love pics! Mine are nuggets too - “good from afar, but far from good”! ^ I’ve had Ruby Scoo for well over ten years, I think I’m coming up on fifteen years. She’s got a computer but that’s never given me any trouble and I love the reliability, power and “starts every time” factor that came with the ECU and EJ22. Mid you’re willing, I’m keen to see pics of yours, as I’m sure others are (or start a thread in the members rides subforum). Cheers Bennie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3crows Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 I'll try to get some pics up this week. One of the things that saddens me about these guys is that it keeps getting harder to find parts. Back in the old days there were always several old Soob's at one of the You-Pull-it yards. Now they send me emails for 25%, 40% and 50% off parts but they don't have any Subaru's of my DL/GL vintage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) before i first started driving i used to go to the junkyard with my dads friends around 2005-2008, i remember seeing a few first gen subarus, a few more second gens and a whole bunch of 3rd gens.. like 4-6 at one time. now only about one 3rd gen comes in every 2 years. pretty sad... Edited July 30, 2019 by Subasaurus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3crows Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Don't know how to upload pics. Drag and drop didn't work. Don't know how to reduce the size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 BMW bikes and old Subarus. And you dislike the Weber too. I need to buy you a beer sometime. Enjoy ! Up here all the old true vintage Subarus are long gone with barely any exception. There’s a few folks up here with them but not many. Yes , parts have become scarce. Some good old hoarders , myself slightly included , with used parts. And a few of us were smart and ambitious enough to check old dealers etc and have some new old stock as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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